Legal Opinion
Vilter Mfg. Co. v. Rolaff
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided March 12, 1940No. 11569PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
NORDBYE, District Judge.
This is an action brought by Claire Rolaff against the Vilter Manufacturing Company to recover the balance of minimum royalties owing under a contract. The action was commenced in state court and was removed by the defendant to the United States District Court. Timely objection was made by the defendant to the jurisdiction of the court; first, on the ground that the defendant was not doing business within the State of Missouri so as to subject it to service of process, and second, even though it was doing business within the meaning of the statute, the cause of action…
2Cases cited38 opinions
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- People's Tobacco Co. v. American Tobacco Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1918
- Simon v. Southern Railway Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1915
- Old Wayne Mut. Life Assn. of Indianapolis v. McDonoughSupreme Court of the United States · 1907
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3Cited by37 opinions
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- Davis v. Ensign-Bickford Co.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 1944
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